Cooperation, Technology, and Japanese Development: Indigenous Knowledge, the Power of Networks, and the State

Abstract

Preface -- The Background of Inter-Enterprise Cooperative Ties in Japan -- The Use of Inter-Enterprise Ties in the Development of the Computer and Telecommunications Industry in Japan -- Cooperation Between Firms in the Same Industry: Case Studies Involving Applied Research -- Cooperation Between Firms in the Same Industry: Case Studies Involving Relatively Basic (or Fundamental) Research -- Cooperation Between Firms in Different Industries for Purposes of Innovation, and Comparisons with Intra-Industry Research -- Possible Implications for Other Late Developing Countries -- Appendix